Just like Europeans, indigenous Americans manipulated and altered the environment for what they perceived as their self-interest, and the first European arrivals actually found an ecosystem marked by thousands of years of industrious human intervention.

In its insistently dark vision and ornate language, "The Long Home," William Gay's first book, makes a deep bow to two Southern masters, William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy.

Also, an exploration of all the colorful ways that our imaginations have been captured by the idea of aliens from outer space.

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Southern Accents[4]William Gay spins a story of Southern evil in "The Long Home." Gregory McNamee,TUCSON WEEKLY

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